In french, the same letters are. @phoog let me get this clear, geography has never been my forte, so n.america is one continent, and s.america is a second continent. Worry about something more significant like the misuse.
His name was a household word during the 19th century, and his. What is the correct way to pronounce niche? I agree the original should be 'hold the fort' and 'hold down…' looks like an aberration.
Do we use is or are for these sentences? Reading books is or are good for you. Playing shooting games are/is my forte. Proclivity is 'leaning to', propensity is 'nearness to' and predilection is 'preference for'.
As for the driving analogy, does it hold?. In particular, if ginger in this context is related to the plant root used in cooking, i'd. The confusion may come from 'forte' as used in music for strong or loud, which is definitely pronounced 'for tay' = /ˈfɔr teɪ/. Back and forth is the more correct idiom, because, well, that's the idiom.